Thesaurus results for FOCUSING

focusing 1 of 2

adjective

variants also focussing

as in optical

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focusing

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verb

variants also focussing

present participle of focus

as in concentrating

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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Recent Examples of focusing

Verb

Instead, Steller is focusing his marketing on his restaurant and bar in case lawmakers fail to extend the policy. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The same for Ja’Sir Taylor, competing at nickel corner but focusing on special teams, and Brayln Lux, attempting to land a roster spot by making a positive impression behind Jalen Davis in the nickel competition. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The secret to building momentum is starting small, focusing on repetitive workflows where a custom agent can offer immediate relief. — Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Shortly after the book was published, criticism came loudly, most focusing on the book’s historical inaccuracies and genealogical fabrications. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 In her new role, the company said Kanemitsu will oversee its strategic vision and day-to-day operations across Japan, focusing on accelerating customer success, deepening partner relationships and driving regional growth. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026 But what Hammon did on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn could be more than just focusing on her team’s health and safety moving forward with important games left to play closer to a playoff push. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Bartels and Howe pitched the movie as a love letter focusing on a single summer about a kid who stumbles into a restaurant and finds his calling. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

However, those optical measurements remained open to interpretation, partly due to the challenges of isolating the optical signal.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
This stock has been on a volatile ride since June, but the fundamental reason to own it — optical technology replacing more copper in the data center to keep up with the need for faster data transfer speeds — hasn't changed.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

The stops spread across a wide valley, moving people through in ones and twos instead of concentrating them in one place.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
For the best results, Bataille recommends applying it to damp hair, concentrating at the roots, then blow-drying the hair up and away from the scalp to maximize volume.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

Classics like black and cream—a richer, warmer tone than optic white—always work too.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026
No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of optic

Verb

The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of riveting

Adjective

Similarly, Sanofi’s tolebrutinib for non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and Aldeyra Therapeutics’ reproxalap for ocular disease have each generated substantial concern among patients, clinicians, sponsors, or advocates.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The vignettes range from aliens crashing a slumber party to a man suffering a rogue ocular transplant, but the finest segments come courtesy of original Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez and The Raid (2011) filmmaker Gareth Evans.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of ocular

Adjective

The San Francisco Art Institute closed in 2022 and was purchased by a nonprofit in 2024, with the intention of turning it into the California Academy of Studio Arts, which will offer 30 visual artists a free one-year residency.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
When bringing that vision to life, what were the conversations between you and your creative visual team?

— Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026